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Jennifer Love Hewitt Talks Loving Her Curves & Staying in Shape!

The "Client List" star covers Women's Runningmagazine (via Us Weekly) where she opens up about embracing her voluptuous figure and staying in shape.

While Hewitt's a big fan of running, you'll never see her with that scary skinny "runner's body."

"I do find that as a curvy girl, as I guess I've sort of been deemed, I don't think you want to run your curves off, because then you're just not yourself," she tells the mag.

While running definitely helps the brunette beauty stay in shape, there's another reason she's a fan of the cardio-heavy routine.

"It definitely helps your butt, that's for sure. It helps with the badonk-a-donk!," she says.

The 34-year-old has faced flak over the years about her famous figure -- from claims that she's looking too skinny, to others calling her "fat."

But, Jennifer knows that public criticism comes with the job, so she focuses on feeling good in her own skin.

"I'm an actress, I live in L.A., I work in Hollywood. But I've learned that if you're too skinny, they'll say something about it. If you're not skinny enough, they'll say something about it," Hewitt confesses. "I just try to feel good in my own skin as much as I can."

Hewitt ran her first race back in 2010, when she completed the Rock 'n' Roll Half Marathon in Los Angeles. "It was a blast -- I absolutely loved it," she says of the race.

"What you put your body through is incredible, how sore you are the next day is quite crazy. But the benefits of it, cardiovascular-wise, body-wise, toning-wise, all of that, there's nothing really that gets you in shape like [a race]."

Whatever the actress is doing, is definitely working for her -- click "Launch Gallery" above to see some of Jennifer's sexiest shots!